The Fox Inn

Very friendly atmosphere.Keith and Sharon were excellent hosts. The room was clean.the bed comfortable and the towels were supersoft. The Fox is in a lovely quiet area with excellent walks all around.The food and drinks excellent.

nice 4 night stay in a very quiet part of Dorset. The only thing I didn't like about this hotel was the lack of soundproofing and creaky floors

Nice B and B in a remote location (car is a must). Great base for walking and seeing Dorset. Bed: Comfortable room. Clean enough but could be better. Bed wasn't the best. Rubbish mattress and squeaked every time you so much as turned over. Breakfast: ok. Fruit was old and the cereal was slightly stale but they provide a good choice including a fry up. As a pub, it wants to be a local pub for local people which is fine but seems to need the business of the "residents". Most staff very friendly to us but on at least 2 occasions we were left waiting to order a drink while the landlord chatted loudly to locals (having made eye contact and ignored us). Eventually served by "staff". Food was mediocre and over priced. And things on the already limited menu were unavailable. The menu on the website not even close to what they offer (I'm writing this in March 2015 - in case that changes)! Except the carvery. Excellent carvery. Good value! A number of Hall and Woodhouse pubs in the area offer a better menu at reasonable prices with excellent service. We opted to eat at those instead. All in all we would probably not stay there again.

Warm welcome. Clean rooms with very nice on-suite shower room. Nice touches included complimentary bottles of water. Great value.

Lovely stay. Made to feel very welcome, as was the dog. Would stay again

We stayed for one night on Sunday 15th, two couples, two elderly parents and our Jack Russell Tiggy, a break away in the countryside at a dog-friendly inn. Without exception we all had a great time and the hospitality from check-in to check-out was excellent. The rooms were very clean and the food delicious. We had dinner on Sunday evening in the restaurant and although we all had different meals they were equally well received. Breakfast was also good, quality ingredients cooked to order. Room comfort would have had 5 stars had the pillows been a little softer and the walls a little thicker (to stifle the snoring!) but that won't stop us returning.

Lovely - nice people and a lovely breakfast. Would go back.

My partner and I stayed for three nights at The Fox Inn at Ansty and had a memorable, for the right reasons, time. Ansty is in an excellent location for exploring Dorset. We found it ideal for travelling to Purbeck, Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, and also to Bournemouth and Christch Church. The staff were superb and made us very welcome.

This pub hotel was a lot further off the beaten track than I expected! When I arrived I was surprised to be told the only reliable wireless signal was in the bar as it advertises free wifi. Got to my room and realised I had no mobile signal, no landline in the room and therefore no contact with the outside world. On returning to the bar to use wifi I was told mobiles dint work anywhere in the pub.

We have just returned from a one night stay at The Fox , a family get together to celebrate my 50 birthday. We chose it as it was a good meeting point for family members living in Windsor and Bournemouth - not too far to travel, and it meant that no one had to host or cook dinner. A bonus was that we coul bring the family dog. The location is lovely, amidst countryside with thatch cottages and lovely walks. Sharon and Keith are amazing hosts, so friendly: they really make you feel welcome and treat you as individuals. The food was great and the rooms were lovely. It is a lovely, clean, comfortable country Inn. The only thing that stopped me giving full marks is that an open fire woul have made it perfect. Highly recommended!